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Chitradurga

Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka, reserved for Scheduled Castes. Bharatiya Janata Party has won it 2 times in a row, holding it since 2019. It changed hands 2 times between 2009 and 2024.

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Results, 2009–2024

YearWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout
2024Govind Makthappa KarjolBharatiya Janata Party (NDA), 6,84,890 votesB.N. ChandrappaIndian National Congress, 6,36,769 votes48,1213.5%73.7%
2019A NarayanaswamyBharatiya Janata Party (NDA), 6,26,195 votesB N ChandrappaIndian National Congress, 5,46,017 votes80,1786.5%70.8%
2014B.N.ChandrappaIndian National Congress (UPA), 4,67,511 votesJanardhana SwamyBharatiya Janata Party, 3,66,220 votes1,01,2919.3%66.1%
2009Janardhana SwamyBharatiya Janata Party (NDA), 3,70,920 votesDr. B ThippeswamyIndian National Congress, 2,35,349 votes1,35,57116.2%54.5%

Source: Election Commission of India statistical reports (2009–2019 via the India Data Portal). Seat names follow the current ECI spelling.